how much notice to give nanny share family that we are leaving share
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Anonymous
| We have a contract for a nanny share that goes through June. I'm planning to put our child in a family daycare starting around Oct/Nov. I was planning to tell the nanny in August when I find out the exact start dates for the family daycare. Of course we would also tell the other family by August but should I give them more notice to be nice so they can get on daycare lists if they want? I think they will want to keep the nanny and find a new share but I'm not sure. I'd rather they not up and leave now. But if they wanted to leave our share this summer, it would be bad financially but we could deal. thanks |
Anonymous
| When we left our share, we gave 30 days notice. |
Anonymous
That's not really much time to get new arrangements setup. |
Anonymous
The slot was filled immediately so they didn't really struggle. |
Anonymous
That was lucky. What were you paying? |
Anonymous
| I think a month is fair. 45 days would be generous. |
Anonymous
| I'm a nanny who works shares. I have it in my contract that any family desiring to leave the share give 30 days notice, and will help to find a replacement family. I've had multiple families transition out of the share for various reasons, and each time 30 days notice was plenty of time. If for some reason we aren't able to find a replacement, the remaining family is to meet me in the middle to cover the old family's portion (ie. If my rate for the share is $20/hour, the rate would be $15/hour until we find a new family). |
Anonymous
I don't understand why you would give the family more notice than the nanny. Th nanny would potentially lose her livelihood, if anything she should get more notice. But realistically, you give notice to both at the same time and as much as you can. Depending on the kids ages, it can be hard to find a match. |